Rewrite the Technological Landscape

At the end of June, Meng Qian suddenly appeared in France and accepted a live interview with Agence France Presse, one of the four major global news agencies in the West.

The theme of this live interview is to discuss the development of science and technology in Europe.

However, after the news came out, it was slammed by French netizens.

"Why did you invite Meng Qian at this time? What qualifications does he have to make irresponsible remarks on our technological development in Europe?"

"We hope you don't rely on the United States, we don't mean to let you rely on Huaxia!"

"Can you have some backbone, either kneeling on this or kneeling on that!"

The appearance of Meng Qian seemed to have further stimulated the dignity of Europeans, so that Agence France Presse was scolded until the live broadcast started.

But no matter how everyone scolded, the live broadcast started as usual.

"We can see that Mr. Meng mentioned on social media not long ago that Europe is a technology center underestimated by the world. I don't know why Mr. Meng posted such a status at that time?" The host asked the first question today .

"Because I saw some unacceptable statements on the Internet at that time, everyone knows what happened a while ago, and our Dafeng Group also suffered certain online violence in Europe.

At that time, not only Europe, but the whole world seemed to be discussing a question, that is, whether Europe should rely more on the United States or China.

In my opinion, this is an extremely ridiculous question, because Europe does not need to rely on anyone at all, why can't Europe rely on itself? "

As soon as Meng Qian's answer came out, half of his Europeans who were typing and scolding stopped, and even froze for a moment.

Meng Qian asked the biggest question in their hearts, can't Europe rely on itself?

The host immediately asked, "We can see that there are very few names of our European companies on the list of the world's top 100 technology companies or the world's top 100 Internet companies.

I believe that many people will ask such questions because of seeing these data and seeing these problems. I wonder if Mr. Meng has any different opinions? "

"For those netizens who condemned European technology to death, I can only say that they may not know much about technology.

I ask a very simple question, why computers have developed so fast in recent years, but rocket technology has hardly developed. Humans went to the moon in 1969. After more than 40 years, the technology of going to the moon has not been popularized. "

"Why is that?" The host followed along very cooperatively.

"There are two key factors. The first is commerciality. The explosion of computer development is actually a commercial explosion, because personal notebooks can make money, and personal mobile phones can make money.

What about the rocket? Can you make money from the common people? Can the initial investment and later return of a commercial company calculate a suitable account?

The second problem is that we must understand the truth that basic research determines the upper limit of engineering technology development.

Now many people have forgotten what Mr. Marx said, the development of human society is a spiral, not a straight line. Now any technology blogger can tell the world that the direction of our current technological development is controllable Nuclear fusion is life science, quantum mechanics, and artificial intelligence.

But few people tell the public that we should pay more attention to basic research such as unified field theory, particle physics theory, mass-energy conversion, cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, and genetics. "

"What Mr. Meng is saying is that we pay too little attention to basic research."

"Yes, so little that basic research is retarded.

I have seen many people say that after Nokia was acquired, Europe will not be able to produce a decent smartphone brand, which is a symbol of the complete failure of European technology.

But smartphones and technology are two different things. If smartphones can represent technology, I can sell Nokia to the Finnish government. I believe the Finnish government is willing to pay a high price for it, but the problem is that it really cannot represent technology.

When the real next technological explosion comes, a revolution like the industrial revolution, the smartphone may not be a big deal at all.

What Europe has is precisely the most important key to future technology and the richest basic research experience. "

When Meng Qian said this, the Europeans who scolded him on the Internet basically stopped their movements and listened carefully to what Meng Qian said.

"So since last year, I have had in-depth communication with many European countries, including France. I have been raising one point. Is there any problem in Europe? Of course there is. On the current road of innovation and commercialization, Europe is indeed going a little bit slow.

But Europe is the birthplace of the industrial revolution, and there are treasures of basic research all over the place. We should dig out these treasures, and they will bring infinite possibilities. "

"In Mr. Meng's view, what should we do with the treasure of basic research?"

"Deepen cooperation, especially at this stage, because I think we can help each other very well.

First of all, why do we pay so much attention to the development of artificial intelligence, because one of the most important functions of artificial intelligence is to assist learning.

The slow development of basic research is not only neglected, but also because the difficulty of research is getting higher and higher. We need to use some external force to solve this problem. Artificial intelligence is a very good auxiliary tool.

Secondly, the realization of engineering technology generally lags behind by decades, because it involves many issues such as cost, operation, and marketization. However, Huaxia has used our efforts and wisdom to develop more and more models to accelerate the realization of engineering technology.

This is a kind of innovative ability, and also a kind of thinking ability. It can be said that this is our Chinese treasure. If our Chinese treasure can be put together with European treasures, I believe this must be one plus one greater than two. matter.

Another point is that China's talent explosion in the field of basic science has attracted worldwide attention. Last year, at the physics graduation ceremony of the University of California, Berkeley, 44 of the 45 graduates were from China.

No matter how much information there is, talents are needed to dig out its value, and we have a large number of talents. "

"So in Mr. Meng's view, there is a great complementarity between Europe and China."

"Yes, this complementary fit will exceed many people's imagination, because we have done a lot of experiments in Europe."

Meng Qian then gave examples to illustrate how to achieve win-win results through cooperation with some European companies and even countries in recent years.

"It can be said that Gale Group has not entered Europe for a long time, but we have now established 18 R\u0026D centers, 26 laboratories, and 52 scientific research stations in Europe.

In just two years, we have promoted more than 20 breakthroughs in basic research, especially in the field of physics. We may have the opportunity to further our understanding of black holes next year.

These experiences tell us that cooperation is feasible, and more importantly, the results of these cooperations give us great confidence that the development of human science and technology is likely to be faster than we expected.

Through this powerful combination, the respective advantages of China and Europe will be brought into play, and in the end, everyone will share the results together, make progress together, and benefit all mankind.

Twenty or thirty years later, those things that can only be seen in science fiction may actually appear in front of the public.

And Europe will play an irreplaceable role. "

After the live broadcast, the public suddenly understood why Agence France Presse, one of the four major news agencies in the West, invited Meng Qian to do such a live broadcast with such fanfare.

This represents the attitude of some people in Europe, that is, the attitude of those who are willing to cooperate with Meng Qian. Through such a live broadcast, they want more people to see Meng Qian's ideas and test the public's reaction.

In this live broadcast, Meng Qian not only highly affirmed European technology, but also put forward many suggestions beneficial to Europe. At the same time, he showed everything he has done in Europe over the years to prove that these suggestions are feasible.

Another very important point is that Meng Qian demonstrated his new globalization thinking in a highly concerned situation.

These things will enter the eyes of the people and let them have their own thinking.

Judging from the reaction of public opinion in the next period of time, most Europeans are relatively happy to hear Mr. Meng's thoughts. On the one hand, the dignity of Europeans is maintained. This kind of equal cooperation, Europe will not be inferior to China.

On the other hand, Europe needs development too much. If cooperation can promote the development of Europe, there is no reason to refuse.

At this time, looking back at everything that has happened over the years, Dafeng Group has technical strength, security guarantees, and a new global thinking that can make everyone comfortable.

On the other hand, the United States on the other side has less and less bright spots in technology. It still engages in surveillance and now engages in malicious occupation. The contrast is too obvious.

For Europe, Meng Qian's new global thinking has obviously become something that can be carefully considered.

In the past, it was the combination of Europe's design capabilities and China's manufacturing capabilities. Now, Meng Qian proposed the combination of Europe's basic scientific research capabilities and China's innovative scientific research capabilities.

It is full of expectations.

Thanks for the reward of the wind blowing over the hills! Thank you for the reward from wandering to Shanghai!